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CVE-2015-3235

foreman: edit_users permission allows changing of admin passwords

Severity Score

8.1
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Foreman before 1.9.0 allows remote authenticated users with the edit_users permission to edit administrator users and change their passwords via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerabilidad en Foreman en versiones anteriores a 1.9.0, permite a usuarios remotos autenticados con el permiso edit_users editar a usuarios administradores y cambiar sus contraseñas a través de vectores no especificados.

It was discovered that in Foreman the edit_users permissions (for example, granted to the Manager role) allowed the user to edit admin user passwords. An attacker with the edit_users permissions could use this flaw to access an admin user account, leading to an escalation of privileges.

Red Hat Satellite is a systems management tool for Linux-based infrastructures. It allows for provisioning, remote management and monitoring of multiple Linux deployments with a single, centralized tool. It performs provisioning and configuration management of predefined standard operating environments. This update provides Satellite 6.1 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. It was discovered that in Foreman the edit_users permissions allowed the user to edit admin user passwords. An attacker with the edit_users permissions could use this flaw to access an admin user account, leading to an escalation of privileges.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-04-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-08-12 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Theforeman
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Foreman
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<= 1.8.2
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Affected